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G. GIOVANNA.

ILLUMINATED ORNAMENTAL EFFECT.

Patented J uly 1, 1919.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-20,1917.

2 SHEETS*SHEET I.

INVE/V TOR G. GIOVANNA.

ILLUMINATED ORNAMENTAL EFFECT.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT-20. 1911.

1,308,584. Patented July 1 19.

2 SHEETS-SHE IN VE N TOR a aw ' Arm/away 8 GEORGE GIOVANNA, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

' mumiv'arnn omrmmrru. EFFECT.

I To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, GEORGE GIOVANNA, a

' subject of the King of Italy, who have de- .clared my intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, residin at the city of New York, borough of Ma attan, county and State of New York. have invented certain new and useful Illuminated Ornamental Effects, of which the following is aspecification. r

This invention pertains to means for securing a certain decorative or ornamental elevation, taken centrally through the foreffect in connection with various sources of illumination, such as the headlights now commonly used on motor vehicles, portable electric lamps, and flashlights.

' In this art a demand-has arisen for means for displaying the patriotic sentiments of the public, and while many schemes have been proposed, no one to my knowledge has 7 suggested or devised a means expressive of such sentiments in connection with sources I of illumination of the character heretofore The object of this invention is to afford simple, efficient and economical means for obtaining 'a decorative and ornamental effect, the same being capable of use in connection with existing illuminating devices without (altering the character thereof and of being applied easily thereto.

For the headlights of an automobile or other vehicle, the invention is in the form of a flat annular plate provided with the desired embellishment, said annular plate being applied into contact with thelens or lass of said headlight and being retained .1n position by the means employed for clamping said lens or glass. The embellishment of the annular plate is effected by perforating it with an appropriate design, such as by the use of star-shaped openings and by the use of different colors applied over saidopenings or to the glass so that the light shining through the colored openings will impart an ornamental and attractive effect to the headlight, all of which is obtained economically and without modifying the structure of the headli ht or interfering with the illumination a%orded thereby.

In a similar manner and by similar means, a decorative effect is obtained in connection with portable electric lamps or flash lights, in which cases the perforated Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

4pplication filed September 20, 1917. Serial No. 192,319;

plate is fitted to the lens or glass and retained in position by the ring employed for clamping the lens in position.

Other features of the invention and the advantages thereof will appear in the course of the following detail description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation showin my lnventlon in connection with a headlig t to be used on motor driven vehicles.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section, partly in side ward part of the headlight.

Fi 3 is a detail view of a part of the annu ar perforated plate looking at the rear thereof, and illustrating one means for applying the varied colored materials to said annular plate and over the perforations therein. .Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of the lnventlon applied to a portable electric lamp or flashlight.

' Fig. 5 is a vertical section partly in elevation of the device shown in Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawin s, 10 designates an annular plate compose of suitable opaque ma,- terial, such as metal or paper. Said plate is in the form of a flat ring having a central opening 11 and in the material composing the plate is provided a desired number of openings 12. Said openings may be of any suitable form according to the embellishment to be imparted to the devices, but as shown, each opening is star-shaped, there being a circular row of star-shaped openings provided in the plate 10 and around thecentral opening 11 therein. The external diameter of the plate 10 is equal substantially to the diameter of a lens or glass-b of a headlight suitable kind of headlight, hence it is not necessary'to illustrate or describe said head in order that said plate10' may be readily applied to the headlight and that the-collar a may be utilized 'in confining the perforated: plate in operative position with respect to the lens 6 of the headlight.

Provision is made for the display of various colors through the openings 12 in the annular plate, as for example the stars. display red, white and blue colors. As shown,

-;or the headlight.

The principle of the invention is avail-.1 able in portable electric lights or flashlights, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, wherein a is pieces 13 of difl'erently colored material are applied to the rear surface of the platelO so as to cover the openings 12 therein, it

being 'preferred'to position the pieces of material 13'between the plate 10 and the lens 6. It is not desired,.however, to limit the invention to the use of material adapted to be retained intermediate the lens and the plate,

for the reason that the diflerent colors may be applied as by painting thefront surface and ;positioned in contact-with the surface of the lens I).

It is apparent that the rays of light from the headlight .will pass through the lens I) and the opening 11 of the'opaque 'plate 10,

1 some of the light passing through the open ings l2 of the plate and the'color of the light being modified by the material 13,thus producing a decorative the body portion of the flashlight, b the lens thereof, a, theclamping collar, and d the reflector. The perforated plate 14 is pr o Z vided' with a central opening 15 and with a series of. other openings 16 of suitable design. Cooperating with thisplate are devices of suitable colored. material 17, the latter being positioned intermediate the plate 14: andlensb. The clamping collar 0 is in contact with the plate 14 and operates to clamp said plate 14 and the lens I) in operaefiect .at the front tive position with respect to the reflector d of the flashlight.

Having thus fully described the invention,

what I claim as new and desire to Letters Patent is I- 1. In a device of the class described, the

secure by combination with a lens positioned to inter cept the light rays from. a suitable source, and clamping means for said lens, of a plate composed of opaque material positioned in contact With the surface ofysaid lens and retained in operative relation thereto by said clamping means, said plate being provided with an unobstructed substantially central opening and with a plurality of other openings, and translucent light-modifying media positioned to cover said other openings in the plate.

' 2. In adevice of the class described, the

combination with a lens positioned to intercept the light rays from a suitable'source, of a member composed of opaque material .media covering said-other openings in said member.

3; In a device of the class described, the combination with a lens of a headlight or flashlight, and clamping means therefor, of

a platecomposed of opaque material, said plate being positioned in contact-with said lens andretained in operative relation thereto by said clamping means, said plate being provided with a normally unobstructed central opening and with a plurality of other openings of smaller size than the central opening, and light-modifying translucent material covering said smaller openings.

In testimony signedmy name.

GEORGE GIOVANNA.

whereof I have hereunto 

